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Lang overrides the regulator and shrinks to subatomic size to penetrate Cross' suit and sabotage it to shrink uncontrollably, seemingly killing Cross. In April 2015, Reed stated that the film was not completed yet and would be undergoing "a little bit of additional" filming.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd were soon being considered for the lead role, [98] though Gordon-Levitt dismissed his consideration as a rumor. Manohla Dargis at The New York Times felt the film's "fast, bright and breezy" tone was a vast improvement over the first film, praising Reed's direction.The next month, Evangeline Lilly entered early talks to portray the female lead, [14] and Wright announced on his blog that Bill Pope, who he worked with on Scott Pilgrim vs. It started to feel tonally disconnected from the movie we were making and story-wise, and it also kind of like, it set a standalone adventure, but it didn't just connect to the rest of our story. Director Peyton Reed was excited to develop the sequel from "the ground up" after joining the first Ant-Man late in the process. Additionally, Reed mentioned that pre-production would "probably" start in October 2016, with filming scheduled for early 2017. But at the same time, it also picks up the thread of Age of Ultron in terms of heroes—major heroes, Avengers—coming from unexpected places.

Method and Luma both worked on creating the various ants seen in the film, with Method creating the several species of ants, to share among the vendors. Reed also liked how the film ends with closure and on a positive note "and then to BANG — give the audience a gut punch right after the main credits", [70] with the sequence showing Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, and Hope van Dyne disintegrating due to the Blip featured at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. In late November, Lilly said that the characters would try to enter the Quantum Realm in the film, and their potential success would "open a whole entire new multi-verse to enter into and play around in" for the MCU.She's been nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film.

As well, Wright and Cornish wrote a scene intended for the post-credits of Avengers: Age of Ultron that would have acted as a prelude to the film. McMillan concluded, "The Ant-Man trailer isn't bad, per se; it is, however, impressively underwhelming, which almost seems worse.Luma worked on the scenes where Ant-Man and the Wasp infiltrate Ghost's hideout, where they had to recreate the entire environment with CGI. Butler and Huw Fullerton of Radio Times both opined the delay could also be in part because of Disney also delaying the United Kingdom release of Incredibles 2 to July 13, 2018 (a month after its United States release), and not wanting to compete with itself with the two films. The digital release also features a look at the role concept art plays in bringing the various MCU films to life and a faux commercial for Online Close-Up Magic University.

Hope and Pym kidnap Lang, leaving a large ant with Lang's ankle-monitor on as a decoy so as not to arouse the suspicions of FBI agent Jimmy Woo.But nonetheless, credit where credit is due, Disney was able to turn a single theatrical trailer into three separate news drops in about five days. Hollywood Records released the soundtrack digitally on July 17, 2015, and had a physical release on August 7. Paul Rudd (left) and Evangeline Lilly received praise from critics for their performances and chemistry in the film. He also added that the process felt like an indie film instead of a large-scale blockbuster, and that he was able to improvise frequently along with the other actors. He's certainly bitter about what happened with his company and deeply scared of what the future might hold—because he himself, after having gotten small so many times, it's difficult.